As an active reviewer I read many items every day. One thing I find myself noticing most often, is the absence of rhythm. The word is used most often in poetry, but it's the heart of all writing. Rhythm is the unconscious beat of the words as they are read. The ebb and flow of good rhythm is comfortable reading. It's difficult to teach or explain because it isn't something that can simply be pointed out as an error of [...]
Edgar Allan Poe is one of America's most famous, and most misunderstood, men of letters. As this book shows, he was much more than just a horror writer. He made his living, such as it was, with his pen, so he did all sorts of writing. He wrote satire, comedy, poetry, adventure and Gothic stories. He was also one of the originators of the mystery genre, along with being an inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle. Poe was also known as [...]
Researching is one of my favorite parts of writing non-fiction. I have found that there are a variety of ways to research any subject.
In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget. Readers want to get drawn into and experience the story for themselves.
Microsoft is working to move in on Google’s cloud office space with their newest product, Microsoft Docs. Partnering with social conglomerate, Facebook, Microsoft is hoping to chip away at Google Doc’s following much like Google is trying to woo users to their Chrome browser.